Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Surgery - Neurosurgery

Recent evidence indicates that the physiology and response to various drugs in the pediatric population differs from that of the adult and must be appreciated to be able to fully address the health needs of the pediatric population. Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors covers areas ranging from neuroimaging, the use of crush and touch preps during introperative consultation, classic histological features of brain tumors, tumor variants, and a miscellaneous group of challenging tumors. Chapters consist of essential diagnostic information and features highlighting recognized variants and...

Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly is a comprehensive text which discusses the unique
management of elderly patients. Although these problems occur in patients of all
ages, their management in the geriatric population requires special
consideration.

Topics include:

• The physiology of aging

• Perioperative care

• Cranial lesions and benign brain tumors

• Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease

• Occlusive cerebrovascular disease

• Hemorrhagic vascular disease

• Head...

This is a quick-access, pocket-sized guide to the diagnosis and treatment of all major movement disorders. Written for busy practitioners who need an immediate reference at the bedside, it presents medical, behavioral, surgical, and nonpharmacological approaches in an expanded outline and bulleted format.

The revised and expanded second edition is divided into four convenient sections. The medical section provides a starting point for assessing and treating patients who present with a movement disorder and guides practitioners through the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and work...

In Controversies in Pediatric Neurosurgery, leading clinicians from around the globe present concrete advice and frank commentary on alternative options for the treatment and management of specific cranial and spinal disorders. Each succinct, easily accessible chapter addresses a different condition in a point/counterpoint format that discusses the pros and cons of the various treatment options, including surgical approaches and techniques. This highly practical, balanced coverage equips readers to make well-informed choices when selecting the most appropriate treatment modality...

Das Buch befasst sich mit samtlichen Aspekten der tiefen Hirnstimulation. Medizinisches, psychologisches und technisches Hintergrundwissen wird verstandlich vermittelt. Es geht aber auch auf alltagliche Probleme und so genannte Banalitaten ein, weil gerade diese oft zu kurz kommen und auf den ersten Blick zu simpel erscheinen um hinterfragt zu werden. Das Buch richtet sich in erster Linie an Patienten und deren Angehorige, aber auch Neurologen, Psychiater, Psychologen und Vertreter anderer Gesundheitsberufe sind eingeladen, sich uber die vielen Aspekte und Anwendungsgebiete der tiefen...

Authored by pioneers in the field, Acoustic Neurinoma Microsurgery -- now in a fully updated second edition -- provides step-by-step descriptions of the most common surgical approaches complemented by clearly labeled, full-color intraoperative photographs. Numerous cases derived from the expert authors' own experience accompany each description to demonstrate the clinical application of the various techniques as well as to offer practical examples of what to do when faced with surgical complications.

Concise, tightly focused chapters cover everything from surgical anatomy...

Since the highly praised first edition of Surgical Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves was published in 1998, greater understanding of the the molecular and cellular events which underlie the response of nerves to injury, regeneration and neuropathic pain has been achieved.

This second edition has been fully updated in line with new clinical knowledge, and also incorporates the extensive study of thousands of surgical case studies spanning repairs of the supraclavicular plexus in the adult, the birth lesion of the brachial plexus, compound nerve injury and iatrogenous...

Neurovascular diseases and conditions, and their associated risk factors, represent a significant cause of cognitive disability in the United States and throughout the world. In the USA alone there are 750,000 new strokes each year, representing the number one cause of disability in the country. Hypertension, found in approximately 50 million Americans, has been shown to be associated with alterations of cognitive function, even in the absence of stroke and dementia. Recent studies of neurovascular disease have now revealed that neuropsychological function may be a more sensitive measure...